There are arguments to be made for both dynamic and static languages being good for moving quickly or accommodating change, often in the context of a startup. And it's true for both, except that a static language only lets you move quickly between correct programs.
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Replying to @propensive
I remember a chat with old colleagues about dynamic vs strong typing, we came to an interesting aspect that is related to the cognitive bias inherent to each developer. My self don't like to juggle too many balls at a time so I prefer static typing
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Replying to @rapugom
I think that working in a statically-typed language can make you more ambitious with refactorings, though. Knowing that the compiler is stopping you doing something incorrect can give you a lot of confidence to try things you wouldn't dare otherwise...
9:00 AM - 28 Jan 2021
from Krakow, Poland
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